Archive of the Digital Content Creation Category

Entry level to the DREAM II family becomes more affordable with the popular Satellite-AV available for less than USD $19,000. This price breakthrough becomes possible by the introduction of Fairlight‘s CC-1 media engine which can deliver up to 230 channels each with 8 bands EQ, 3 stages Dynamics, 192 track recording and editing and well as a complete multi-format mixing system. more

TORONTO (February 14, 2007) – Skymatter Limited www.skymatter.com, a high-end provider of 3D software tools, today announced the immediate availability of a free trial of Mudbox™ 1.0.4, the company‘s advanced 3D sculpting software. The free trial offers all the capabilities of the professional version and can be downloaded at www.mudbox3d.com/downloadTrial.html. more

Marlborough, MA – Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, will demonstrate new releases from their award-winning Boris FX product line; Boris Red, Boris Continuum Complete, and Boris Blue at NAB 2007, held in Las Vegas NV from April 16 through 19, on stand 10520. In addition to the new releases, Boris FX will also host a special Boris FX user event on Tuesday April 17. Boris solutions are also included as part of the fourth annual NAB Post|Production World Conference. more

Cambridge, MA. February 13, 2007 — GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be featuring its entire range of plug-ins at NAB 2007, being held April 16-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Exhibiting in a newly designed booth, GenArts will have an expanded presence at this year‘s NAB. Visitors to booth SL2829 will be given demonstrations of the latest versions of Sapphire Plug-ins on a number of host platforms including: Autodesk Compositing & Editing Systems and Combustion, Avid AVX Products, Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, and Apple Final Cut Pro and Shake. The expanded booth will also include a theater where GenArts will debut a new demo reel featuring Sapphire Plug-ins and representing the most recent work from premier post production houses worldwide. more

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – February 14, 2007 – For A&E Network‘s one-hour feature special “Dog The Bounty Hunter, The Year of the Dog,” FlickerLab, the New York-based development, design and animation studio, created graphics and a special effects shot for the A&E promo which began airing on December 26, 2006 to promote the January 2 Special. more

Guerilla FX, an independent design, effects and post finishing company, recently created the stunning visual effects and offlined and onlined “Big Heart” for Montefiore Medical Center. Developed by Lorel Marketing Group (King of Prussia, PA), with live-action shot by Harpoon Pictures, the :30 commercial began airing in the New York market February 8, 2006. more

Digital Content Producer‘s and Millimeter‘s coverage of past and present award nominees/winners
The VES Awards were given out during the Visual Effects Society‘s (VES) fifth annual gala event at the Kodak Grand Ballroom on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007. The 2007 event, garnering the best attendance for these events so far, attracted more than eight hundred celebrities, visual effects and animation artists, dozens of nominees and members of the film, television and games industries.

“There was some amazing ‘snap, crackle and pop‘ effects work on display last night,” said Eric Roth, Executive Director of the VES. “This past year — with technological and artistic advances aplenty — the ‘did you see that?‘ bar was set higher than ever and this year‘s crop of visual effects winners cleared it with room to spare.”

And the winners are: more

Sdei Boker, Israel – February 7 – 2007 – CloseVU, the company founded to mobilize sports and action content, will showcase for the first time – CloseVU Producer – at the NAB 2007 Exhibition, held in Las Vegas NV from April 16-19, on stand SL12410. CloseVU Producer takes fast-action video such as sports programs and applies the most advanced video processing algorithms and motion tracking techniques to display razor sharp, picture perfect close-ups on mobile devices. more

HOLLYWOOD — Throughout the recent holiday season, television viewers across the U.S. saw an unlikely team effort during commercial breaks, when two mice, two lizards, two prairie dogs, two ferrets, a cat and a poodle formed a sled team to whisk a snowed-in pet shop worker to the safety of home… and the joy of Bud Light. Directed by MJZ’s Phil Joanou for DDB Chicago, the spot entitled “Snowed In” employed real animal actors, as well as some considerable creative visual effects and CGI work from the artists at A52 (www.A52.com) in Los Angeles. more

The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA), celebrated POP 007, Saturday, February 10, with a James Bond-themed casino night and silent auction with all proceeds benefiting MOCA‘s Permanent Collection Acquisition Fund. For the evening, which brought together 800 movers and shakers, patrons and the aficionados who make up the Miami art community, ZONA Design, the New York-based, full service design agency, created a linear 60 foot by 10 foot video installation, the event marketing, identity, design and signage. more